Cognos Administrator

Job Title: Cognos Admin Location: Hybrid – Jersey City, NJ / Charlotte, NC Pay Range: $67 - $70/hr Description: Enterprise Busing Intelligence Technology (EBIT) team is seeking a Lead Cognos Platform Architect /Administrator to manage Cognos Analytics Enterprise Shared environment on legacy and containerized environment. This role is responsible for designing go-live strategy, capacity planning, performance monitoring, diagnosing complex issues, performing complex upgrades, and carrying out deployments. You will be part of high performing team responsible for supporting platform for 9K+users. Responsibilities: • As Cognos Analytics Architect, you will design, implement and oversee efficient operating strategy for Cognos Center of Excellence with focus on long term scalability collaborating with other architects. • As IBM Cognos Analytics subject matter expert, you will advise/educate internal stakeholders about Cognos, Architecture blueprints and best practices. • Investigate/Troubleshoot complex platform and tenant issues independently or as part of team to provide resolution including production issues. • Identify areas of opportunities and create project plans to accomplish team objectives with team collaboration. • Monitor/ maintain/plan platform usage metrics using Python frameworks. • Automate Cognos Administration with Cognos APIs or Python. • Analyzing usage patterns and anticipate workload to plan capacity. • Assist and provide guidance to migrate reports from other platforms such as SSRS, Tableau, Cognos, MicroStrategy, Excel. • Mentor junior team members and Cognos Analytics developers. • Keep abreast of recent changes in Cognos Analytics. • PMP Certification and proven experience with managing large infrastructure projects is desired. • Experience in Data Analysis, IBM Cognos development, Modelling, ETL concepts, SQL, Oracle, Containers, Cube s Cognos Administration on V12. • Minimum of 10 years of progressive experience with Cognos Analytics. • 3+ years of Platform Administration and Automation experience. • Experience with Hybrid and multi-cloud Cognos Analytics deployments. • RedHat OpenShift Certification and IBM Certified Administrator V12x. • Experience using Cognos Analytics APIs for Administration/Automation. • Advance understanding of Databases such as SQL Server, Oracle. DB2 and PostgreSQL. • Familiar with monitoring/logging tools such as OpenShift Monitoring, Splunk, Dynatrace. • Experience with tuning Cognos performance within a containerized environment/high availability • Experience connecting Cognos Analytics to wide variety of files, relational and bigdata based data sources. • Self-starter with innovative edge with strong communication Desired Qualifications: • Familiarity with Dynamic Cubes, Data Modules, Framework Manager and Report Server configuration • Proven experience with deploying Cognos Analytics on OpenShift or Kubernetes(Red Hat OpenShift preferred). • Experience with customization and versioning of Cognos container images. • Experienced with CI/CD pipelines. • Knowledge of networking, TLS/SSL configuration, load balancing, and reverse proxies. Dexian is a leading provider of staffing, IT, and workforce solutions with over 12,000 employees and 70 locations worldwide. As one of the largest IT staffing companies and the 2nd largest minority-owned staffing company in the U.S., Dexian was formed in 2023 through the merger of DISYS and Signature Consultants. Combining the best elements of its core companies, Dexian's platform connects talent, technology, and organizations to produce game-changing results that help everyone achieve their ambitions and goals. Dexian's brands include Dexian DISYS, Dexian Signature Consultants, Dexian Government Solutions, Dexian Talent Development and Dexian IT Solutions. Visit https://dexian.com/ to learn more. Dexian is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.